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Crossing the housing and care divide: integrating housing and social care for older people
- Authors:
- CAMERON Ailsa, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(2), May 2001, pp.15-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The fundamental role of housing in community care long been acknowledged. However, progress in achieving any real integration of housing and social care has been slow. This article reports the findings from the Crossing the Housing and Care Divide programme, which was jointly sponsored by the Housing Corporation and Anchor Trust. The programme aimed to stimulate developments in services for older people that would enable housing to become part of community care, lead to greater inter-agency working, enhance the involvement of users in the planning, monitoring and delivery of services and deliver a high quality of service more cost-effectively. The programme offers many practical lessons for the effectiveness of services.
Collaborative care
- Author:
- MILLS John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.11.01, 2001, p.38.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on a project that has improved discharge management for older people in north Essex.
Welfare hotline
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.11.01, 2001, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on Care Direct, the Department of Health's new initiative to provide an internet and telephone portal to advise older people, which will be pioneered in the south west of England.
Living independently: linking housing and care services for older people
- Author:
- ADAMS Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(2), May 2001, pp.19-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The vast majority of older people (90%) live in the general housing stock and 70% are owner occupiers. One of the major challenges for planners in the housing, health and social care sectors is the development of a coherent joint strategy which enables older people to live independently in their own homes. Home improvement agencies (HIAs) aim to meet the housing and related support needs of mainly older home-owners. Research carried out by Care and Repair England has been tracking and studying the diversification of HIAs into services areas which 'cross the housing and care divide'. The results of this work have recently been published. They demonstrate both the range and the extent of new service provision by HIAs and its value both to older people wishing to 'stay put' and to planners charged with implementing cross-sector work and prevention strategies.
Rights and wrongs?
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.5.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An older couple with deteriorating physical and mental health and poor command of English provided a social worker with the tough task of co-ordinating different agencies to ensure the couple's health and well being while respecting their human rights.
Framework marks assault on age discrimination
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.4.01, 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The needs of older people took a significant step towards the top of the government's agenda last week with the announcement of a National Service Framework for Older People. Asks whether staff and systems across the health and social care sectors are ready.
Better Government for Older People: All Our Futures or another interesting pilot project?
- Author:
- SHREEVE Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 11(1), March 2001, pp.7-8.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Looks at the development and aims of the Better Government for Older People programme. Discusses what has been achieved so far in the 28 pilot areas, and argues that things look promising for the future.
Collaboration facilities and communities in day care services for older people
- Authors:
- BURCH Sarah, BORLAND Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(1), January 2001, pp.19-30.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reports on the process of carrying out a randomised controlled trial of different models of day care for older people. The trial compared the outcomes of rehabilitation in a day hospital setting with social services day centres supplemented by visiting therapists. Focuses principally on the difficulties and opportunities encountered in the process of attempting to integrate health and social care provision in a day care setting. The day centre model had several problems, principally discharge policy, acceptability, facilities and attitudes of staff and regular attendees. Positive aspects of the day centre model, as well as successful rehabilitation, included shared skills, knowledge and resources. This article suggests that collaborative working in day centres requires multipurpose facilities.
Down's syndrome and dementia: briefing for commissioners; February 2001
- Authors:
- TURK Vicky, DODD Karen, CHRISTMAS Michelle
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 10p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The high risk of dementia for people with Down's syndrome is a major focus of the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) programme at the Foundation for People with Learning Difficulties. This briefing aims to provide appropriate information to families, professionals and people with learning difficulties themselves. Contents include: requirement for commissioning services; checklist of competencies; clinical description; requirements for care management; further information.
Rapid access rehabilitation team delivers a 24-hour service
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 8(1), September 2001, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Reports on one of the winners of the health and social care awards. Halton Social Services leads the service which provides inter-disciplinary assessments for residents aged 55 and over. It is funded thought the Government's Promoting Independence Partnership Grant and also involves North Cheshire Health, Halton General Hospital, Cheshire and Halton Community NHS Trust.